title: Neutrophils--a key component of ischemia-reperfusion injury.
abstract: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a common occurrence following myocardial infarction, transplantation, stroke, and trauma that can lead to multiple organ failure, which remains the foremost cause of death in critically ill patients. Current therapeutic strategies for IRI are mainly palliative, and there is an urgent requirement for a therapeutic that could prevent or reverse tissue damage caused by IRI. Neutrophils are the primary responders following ischemia and reperfusion and represent important components in the protracted inflammatory response and severity associated with IRI. Experimental studies demonstrate neutrophil infiltration at the site of ischemia and show that inducing neutropenia can protect organs from IRI. In this review, we highlight the mechanisms involved in neutrophil recruitment, activation, and adherence and how this contributes to disease severity in IRI. Inhibiting neutrophil mobilization, tissue recruitment, and ultimately neutrophil-associated activation of local and systemic inflammatory responses may have therapeutic potential in the amelioration of local and remote tissue damage following IRI.
authors.affiliation: *Institute for Molecular Bioscience and †School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Zoe Victoria
authors.initials: ZV
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.forename: Trent Martin
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Woodruff
authors.forename: Reena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Halai
authors.forename: Mike Chia-Lun
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Matthew Allister
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy / Q000379:methods; D018375:Neutrophil Activation / Q000502:physiology; D020556:Neutrophil Infiltration / Q000502:physiology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines